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The Civil Rights Movement - Period 1

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Occupation of Alcatraz

Nov 19, 1969

A group of native americans from many tribes took over Alcatraz island from november 20th 1969 to june 11th 1971. The stated reason for the takeover was to build an Indian Cultural center, and an ...

Detroir riots and Newark

Jul 22, 1967

An illegal after hour bar in detroits African American Ghetto was raided by the detroit police. As the 82 people who were inside celebrating the return of two Vietnam War veterans wer brought outsi...

Assassinated of Malcolm X

Feb 20, 1965

Malcolm X was a African American that was against whites. Malcolm was assassinated while speaking at a rally. Early he said he would be assassinated, When he died he was 39.

Greensboro sit-ins

Jan 31, 1960

On february 1st, 1960 four black students sat down on the white seats in Greensboro, North Carolinas Woolworth store. At the end it was nearly 1000 people at the sit in, and they all had been refus...

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mrkimmi at May 7, 2008 7:16:36 AM

This is absolutely fantastic! The photos really make the dates stand out. There are things here that were missed in my education for one reason or another. I will forward this along to high school teachers in my district who may or may not be teaching the civil rights movement. Keep up the good work.